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Shade (character)
This page is about the character from the trading card game. For the skill, see Shade (skill).
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“ | If you happen to find us in your booster packs, don't toss us away. Please kindly use us in your decks, alright? ❤ | ” | — Shade, in the introductory TCG column. |
Shade (Japanese: シェイド Shade) is a character introduced in the Fire Emblem Cipher trading card game. She is a dark mage from Nohr. She is friends with the Hoshidans Emma, a sky knight, and Yuzu, a samurai. Her first appearance as a character in a mainline Fire Emblem series title is as a playable downloadable character in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Fire Emblem Cipher
Role

While simply a trading card character, she, alongside Emma, serves as an introductory character on the Fire Emblem Cipher website. They are both characters made for the trading card game itself. They both have their own column on the site where they discuss various aspects and events concerning the development of the trading card game, with the first one being an introduction to the new TCG as a whole. Six other characters have since joined the column, for a grand total of eight to date.
While she is from Nohr, she does not make any appearances in any of Fire Emblem Fates's various campaigns or downloadable content at the time of writing.
Shade is currently featured on fourteen cards in Fire Emblem Cipher. Additionally, she has been featured on three April Fools' prank cards. This combination ties Shade with Emma for the most total cards to date of any of Cipher's mascots, having one less actual card but one more prank card.
- One of the below cards' epithets is still in raw, untranslated Japanese; it needs translation.
Fire Emblem Cipher data for Shade | |||||
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Professor of the Dark Shadow, Shade | ||||
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"Oh, you've already had enough? Let's have some more fun." | ||||
Attack: 50 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 3 | ||
Class: Sorcerer | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: -- | |||
Versatile Strategy: [Always] While this unit is supported, it gains +10 attack, unless the supporting card is ![]() | |||||
Card #B02-099HN • Artist: Maiponpon/INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS | |||||
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Teacher of the Black Shadow, Shade | ||||
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"Hmhmhm... Come, let us begin our lesson." | ||||
Attack: 30 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 1 | ||
Class: Dark Mage | Tier: Base | Class Change Cost: -- | |||
Devilish Wind: [Always] While your opponent has 4 or less cards in their hand, this unit gains +10 attack.![]() | |||||
Card #B02-100N • Artist: Maiponpon/INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS | |||||
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Sorcerous Pointer, Shade | ||||
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"So you came to this lovely place... Just as I predicted, you fool." | ||||
Attack: 50 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 3 | ||
Class: Sage | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 2 | |||
Private Lesson: [Always] While this is the only unit deployed besides your Main Character, this unit and that your Main Character gain +10 attack. | |||||
Card #B03-048HN • Artist: Maiponpon/INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS | |||||
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The Inviting Hand of Darkness, Shade | ||||
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"My tutelage comes at a steep cost." | ||||
Attack: 50 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 3 | ||
Class: Dark Knight | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 2 | |||
Kiss of Death: [Always] While your opponent has exactly 4 cards in their hand, this unit gains +10 attack. Plains Galloper: [Activate] [Once per turn] Move this unit. This skill cannot be used if this unit is tapped. | |||||
Card #B04-100HN • Artist: Kawasumi | |||||
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Black Bishop in White, Shade | ||||
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"Sweetness or the whip... Which would you prefer?" | ||||
Attack: 50 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 3 | ||
Class: Bishop | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 2 | |||
"Time for a Short Break": [Trigger] [![]() ![]() | |||||
Card #B05-100N • Artist: AMG | |||||
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Midnight Witch, Shade | ||||
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"So you don't know where the enemy comes from... Perhaps you should study up?" | ||||
Attack: 50 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 3 | ||
Class: Witch | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 2 | |||
Witch's Brew: [Trigger] [Once per turn] When another ally is destroyed, this turn, this unit gains the following skill: "[Trigger] [![]() | |||||
Card #B06-099HN • Artist: Yoko Maturica | |||||
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Punishing Maid, Shade | ||||
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"I'll teach you some manners." | ||||
Attack: 50 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 3 | ||
Class: Maid | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 2 | |||
Spartan Education: [Activate] [![]() ![]() | |||||
Card #B06-100N • Artist: AMG | |||||
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Lesson in the Sky, Shade | ||||
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"Just for a change, I'm not so bad every once in a while." | ||||
Attack: 50 | Support: 30 | Range: 1 | Deploy Cost: 3 | ||
Class: Falcon Knight | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 2 | |||
Reward from the Sky: [Activate] [![]() ![]() | |||||
Card #B08-100HN • Artist: AMG | |||||
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Saint of the Dark Labyrinth, Shade | ||||
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"Hee hee... wrong answer. As punishment, I'll wring you out until you stop moving..." | ||||
Attack: 50 | Support: 20 | Range: 1 | Deploy Cost: 3 | ||
Class: Saint | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 2 | |||
Punishing Nosferatu: [Trigger] [![]() | |||||
Card #B09-050N • Artist: Mayo | |||||
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Well-Experienced Dark Mage, Shade | ||||
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"I'm always glad to learn about things I've never heard of. Just be sure to keep your lessons nice and gentle, alright?" | ||||
Attack: 30 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 1 | ||
Class: Dark Mage | Tier: Base | Class Change Cost: -- | |||
"Leave it to Shade!": [Special] If you have 4 or more bond cards, the deployment cost of this card in your hand becomes 0. "How cruel should I be?": [Activate] [Once per turn] Until the end of your opponent's next turn, your opponent cannot play cards from their hand into the Bond Area through the effect of skills. ![]() | |||||
Card #B12-100HN • Artist: Natsuki Kamui | |||||
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Midnight Stress Relief, Shade | ||||
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"You would not believe all the stresses I've had to deal with lately... I hate to ask, but would you mind if I just let it all out on you for a moment?" | ||||
Attack: 60 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 4 | ||
Class: Dark Sage | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 3 | |||
A Night of Fun Begins: [Always] If you have 3 or fewer cards in your hand, this unit gains +10 attack. "Magic fever until dawn!": [Activate] [ ![]() | |||||
Card #B14-100HN • Artist: Horiguchi Kousei | |||||
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Soulless Sorceress, Shade | ||||
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"Hee hee hee... Die die dIIIEEE... I wiLL kill... ALL of yOU!" | ||||
Attack: 50 | Support: 0 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 3 | ||
Class: Witch | Tier: Base | Class Change Cost: -- | |||
Slaughterous Lesson: [Activate] [Once per turn] [Send all cards in your hand to the Retreat Area] Choose 1 other ally. Until the end of the turn, that ally gains +30 attack. Outpouring Malice: [Activate] [Once per turn] [ ![]() | |||||
Card #B16-065N • Artist: Shizuki | |||||
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Darkness Caster, Shade | ||||
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"I've no shortage of things I wouldn't mind teaching you. I wonder, are you more partial to a nurturing hand... or a domineering one?" | ||||
Attack: 60 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 5 | ||
Class: Dark Sage | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 4 | |||
A Lesson in Heaven or Hell: [Activate] [Once per turn] [![]() ![]() Shade's Dark Magic Atelier: [Always] If your opponent has 4 or fewer cards in their hand, this unit gains +10 attack. | |||||
Card #B17-115R • Artist: Tobi | |||||
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ハッピー・グラデュエイション, Shade | ||||
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"Heh heh... There's nothing more that you can learn from me. To celebrate, I have something special for you..." | ||||
Attack: 60 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 4 | ||
Class: Sorcerer | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 3 | |||
"I'll light an extra-large firework!": [Activate] [![]() A Diploma from Shade: [Trigger] [Once per turn] [ ![]() | |||||
Card #B22-109HN • Artist: Mayo | |||||
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Shade . |
Fire Emblem Cipher data for Shade's April Fools' prank cards | |||||
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Retro Game Fan, Shade | ||||
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"Lord Marth... Lord Sigurd... Lord Eli..." | ||||
Attack: 60 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 4 | ||
Class: Sorcerer | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 1 | |||
Classic Mode: [Always] When this unit is destroyed, remove it from play. This card cannot be used again. Backup Cartridge: [Special] This card may only be played until the year 1995 or thereabouts. | |||||
Card #USO-003HN • Artist: KawadeP | |||||
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Dreams of Being a Top Idol?, Shade | ||||
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"Sniff... I never thought I'd see the day where I'd be singing on such a grand stage... It's like a dream come true!" | ||||
Attack: X | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 4 | ||
Class: Idol | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 1 | |||
Thank you, everybody!!: [Always] This unit's attack is calculated as the total number of non-"Shade" allies. Grand Stage of Dreams: [Special] You may only use this card if you are at home sleeping. | |||||
Card #USO-004HN • Artist: Hibuku Yamamura • CP: KawadeP | |||||
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Surpasser of the Super Rare?, Shade | ||||
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"Rare? Super Rare? Pah, those mean nothing to me! Stand aside! Shade Almighty is coming through!" | ||||
Attack: 100 | Support: 30 | Range: ∞ | Deploy Cost: 4 | ||
Class: Miracle Heroine | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 1 | |||
Hyper-Super-Ultra-Rare Power!: [Activate] [![]() Power of the Creator: [Special] This card may only be used by the Producer of "Fire Emblem Cipher". | |||||
Card #USO-005UR+ • Artist: Hibuku Yamamura | |||||
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Shade . |
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Role
Shade appears as a downloadable playable character.
Starting stats and growth rates
Enemy/NPC, Cipher Legends II Playable |
Spell list
Spell | Learned at |
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Nosferatu | Innate |
Physic | Innate |
Silence | Innate |
Freeze | Saint, level 5 |
Seraphim | Saint, level 7 |
Rescue | Saint, level 10 |
If the character promotes before learning a spell, the level at which that spell is learned becomes (Spell's level - [Level before promotion +1]). |
Personality and character
Shade's primary interactions are shown through the previously-mentioned column on the Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher) website. In her interactions with Emma she is shown to be knowledgeable and calm. She is also somewhat mischievous, as she locks Emma in the room with her when teaching her how to play the Cipher trading card game.
Supports
- Main article: Shade (character)/Supports
Ending
After the war, Shade departed Valentia for a new land. History makes no further mention of her, but some say she went on to master a plethora of magic and staves, bequeathing this wealth of knowledge to a new generation through strict—yet kind—teaching.
Quotes
The Final Battle quote
“ | We come from a foreign land, so perhaps this isn't our battle... But you've given us plenty of evidence that we should MAKE it our battle. | ” | — Shade in the final battle of Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. |
Critical quotes
“ | Teacher is very angry. | ” | — Shade |
“ | Rest in pieces. | ” | — Shade |
“ | *laughs* So long. | ” | — Shade |
“ | Have some of this! | ” | — Shade |
Death quotes
“ | Emma... Take care of...yourself... | ” | — Shade, in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Classic Mode). |
“ | Ngh...I've taken quite the beating... I'd better fall back... | ” | — Shade, in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Casual Mode). |
Trivia
- Shade and Emma are the first Fire Emblem series characters to originate from a TCG.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology and notes |
English |
Shade |
Possibly from the Middle English schade meaning "shadow" or "wraith".[2] |
Japanese |
シェイド |
Romanized in the internal game files as Shade. |
Spanish |
Shade |
As above. |
French |
Shade |
As above. |
German |
Shade |
As above. |
Italian |
Shade |
As above. |
Dutch |
Shade |
As above. |
Gallery
Artwork of Shade from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Fire Emblem Cipher artwork of Shade as a Dark Mage.
Fire Emblem Cipher artwork of Shade as a Dark Knight.
Fire Emblem Cipher artwork of Shade as a Witch.
Fire Emblem Cipher artwork of Shade.
Fire Emblem Cipher artwork of Shade.
Shade's portrait from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
References
- ↑ "Now, I belong to the side of Nohr, but Emma fights for Hoshido." — pasu, [English Translation] Emma and Shade from the frontlines of Cipher!, Serenesforest.net, Published: 10 August 2015, Retrieved: 20 September 2015
- ↑ https://www.behindthename.com/name/shade/submitted
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This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused in writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series. |
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